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1,032
Charities
£3,871,727,922
Total Income
£3,346,351
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Christian Science Society, Oxted

Education, Research

The Church has an online Sunday service every Sunday and an hybrid service twice a month including Sunday school at 10 am. On the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, an online open meeting is held to share healings and experiences resulting from the study and practice of Christian Science. The church also maintains a reading room in Oxted, open to the public every weekday except Wednesday.

Latest Income: £25,239
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Cleveland Scientific Institution

Charitable activities, Education, Professions, Research

Advancement of metallurgical, mining, chemical, engineering and shipbuilding sciences. Provision of rooms for study and facilities for lectures. Making grants for research, or study solely or jointly with other bodies. Provision of grants to schools for the encouragement of science & engineering subjects. Provision of grants for students to attend university.

Latest Income: £25,206
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Cerberus Spelaeological Society

Research

To advance the study of spelaeology and associated sciences, and to promote the conservation of caves and their environment for the benefit of the public.

Latest Income: £25,048
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Clinical Endocrinology Trust

Charitable activities, Research

The Charity funds research and educational activities in the field of Endocrinology in the UK. The CET gives grants to individuals and organisations whose work furthers these objectives.

Latest Income: £25,000
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Anthony And Deirdre Montagu Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Research, Saving of lives, Social welfare

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR SAVING OF LIVES THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OVERSEAS AID / FAMINE RELIEFARTS / CULTURE / HERITAGE / SCIENCE ANIMALS ECONOMIC / COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT / EMPLOYMENTCHILDREN / YOUNG PEOPLE

Latest Income: £24,833
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Association For Logic Programming Limited

Research

The charity's object and its principal activity is to promote and undertake scientific research in the field of computer science and in particular in logic programming and to disseminate the results of such research and to encourage and develop knowledge and use of the logic programming in all its branches for the benefit of the public.

Latest Income: £24,806
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Fylingdales Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, Research, Society

The main purpose is to enable women to improve and develop their education, including the arts,crafts and sciences, advance their education in citizenship and other cultural subjects and in all branches of agriculture, home economics, health and social welfare and to improve and develop conditions of rural life.

Latest Income: £24,788
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The West London Hospital Medical Trust

Health, Research

The advancement of medical education and research.

Latest Income: £24,614
Areas of Operation: Hammersmith And Fulham
Status: Registered
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Fareham Philharmonic Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

The object of the Charity shall be to advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fit, including through the presentation of public events.

Latest Income: £24,567
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of The Wilson, Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum

Arts, Associations, Heritage, Research

The educating of the public by the support and assistance of the The Wilson, Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum ("the Gallery").Making loans or gifts of money to the Gallery, and in purchasing or acquiring or contributing to the purchase or acquisition of pictures, sculptures, works of art, costume, photographs, books and other works of artistic historical scientific or general public interest.

Latest Income: £24,528
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Josephine Butler Memorial Trust

Housing, Research

The objectives of the charity are to promote the education of persons of the Christian Faith in theology and social sciences both theoretical and practical having regard to the principles of Josephine Butler

Latest Income: £24,523
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The East Riding County Choir

Arts, Religion, Research

THE CHARITY EDUCATES THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES E.G. AN OPEN "COME AND SING" DAY. IN ALTERNATE YEARS THE CHARITY GIVES ITS SERVICES FREE TO SUPPORT A CHURCH OR CHARITY IN THE EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE.

Latest Income: £24,453
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The European Wound Management Association

Charity and VCS support, Health, Research

The European Wound Management Association (EWMA) address clinical and scientific issues associated with wound management; represented by medical, nursing, scientific and pharmaceutical interests. EWMA is an umbrella organisation linking wound management associations across Europe and a multidisciplinary group bringing together individuals and organisations interested in wound care.

Latest Income: £24,398
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Charles And Edna Broadhurst Charitable Trust

Religion, Research

To collect monies from investments and give -£1000 minimum to St Philip and St Paul with Wesley Church per annum and other charitable donations principally for social welfare and medical or academic research and for Christian causes to organisations primarily in the Southport area.

Latest Income: £24,300
Areas of Operation: Sefton
Status: Registered
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Romanby Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, Research, Society

The main purpose of the WI organisation is to enable women who are interested in issues associated with rural life, including arts, crafts and sciences, to improve and develop conditions of rural life, to advance their education in citizenship, in public questions both national and international, in music, drama and other cultural subjects and in all branches of agriculture, handicrafts, home eco.

Latest Income: £24,029
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Daventry Choral Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

The charity aims to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in the appreciation of the art and science of music, in all its aspects.

Latest Income: £23,990
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Felsted Choral Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

The Society promotes, enhances, develops and maintains public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of choral and instrumental music in all its aspects. It does this through rehearsals and concert performances of the choral repertoire mostly with full orchestra, as well as through workshops and visits to performances of professional choral groups and orchestras.

Latest Income: £23,946
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Mosborough Primary Group

Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Education, Research

We organise fundraising activities in order to benefit the learning opportunities of the pupils of Mosborough Primary School. This year we have funded the purchase of a new new playground equipment, books for foundation new starters, equipment for the Science Curriculum and subsidised a number of educational visits for different year groups.

Latest Income: £23,939
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Surgical Research Society

Health, Research

SRS provides a platform to aspiring surgical trainees to present their laboratory and clinical research plus a platform to discuss pertinent medico-political issues and viewpoints such as MMC, PMETB, Revalidation and Government reviews. SRS retains its independent status yet maintains vital links with other surgical associations & societies such as ASGBI, VSGBI, ACPGBI and AUGIS.

Latest Income: £23,936
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Royal Orchestral Society

Arts, Research

The presentation of concerts and other activities to educate the public in the art and science of music

Latest Income: £23,899
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Swindon Choral Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

The objects of the Society are to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in the appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and by such other ways as the Society, through the Committee, shall determine.

Latest Income: £23,720
Areas of Operation: Swindon
Status: Registered
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Nottingham And Nottinghamshire Kidney Fund

Research

ENDOWMENT OF RESEARCH INTO AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF KIDNEY DISEASE IN THE CITY OF NOTTINGHAM AND THE COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Latest Income: £23,714
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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Chipperfield Choral Society

Arts, Research

To promote, improve, develop and maintain public appreciation of the art and science of choral music. This through public concerts and any other ways the committee may determine from time to time.

Latest Income: £23,662
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The John W Doorly Trust

Research

Our Charity is established for the advancement of religion in accordance with the teachings of John W. Doorly in the research of Christian Science and its practice as a pure Science of Christianity. The John W Doorly Trust may engage in publishing and educational activities, preserve his published works, archive material, promoting the understanding of the Science and system of Christian Science.

Latest Income: £23,615
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Hangleton Band

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

The object of the Band is to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music in particular brass band music by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and by such other ways as the Band through its Committee shall determine from time to time.

Latest Income: £23,599
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many research charities are there in the UK?

There are 1,032 registered research charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the research charities by income?

Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£569.5m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of research charities?

Research charities reported a combined annual income of £3.9bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for research charities?

Across all research charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 100.0%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of research charities?

Research charities have an average annual income of £3.3m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.